美國正在就移民改革議案進(jìn)行辯論,讓非法移民有可能變?yōu)楹戏?,但是在此之前?quot;There is a backlog of existing cases to eliminate," 是說移民局必須先把現(xiàn)有的積壓案件處理掉。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞兒是backlog...
1 backlog
n.積壓未辦之事
參考例句:
It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一個月的時間才能清理完積壓的工作。
Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投資來減輕積壓的維修工作。
2 maternity
n.母性,母道,婦產(chǎn)科病房;adj.孕婦的,母性的
參考例句:
Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工產(chǎn)假期間工資照發(fā)。
Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受訓(xùn)的護(hù)士必須在產(chǎn)科病房工作數(shù)周。